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Arnold Reimann
1870–1938
A Berlin educator and historian, he wrote clear, accessible books on German history, art, and culture for general readers and students. His work reflects the strongly nationalist outlook that shaped parts of German education in the early 20th century.
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Gemälde und ihre Meister
by Arnold Reimann
About the author
Born in Bütow on October 10, 1870, Arnold Friedrich Siegfried Reimann became a teacher of German and history in Berlin and later served as a city school official. Library and authority records identify him as a historian and educator, and surviving editions of his books show that he published widely on German history and related cultural subjects.
His works include titles on the Reformation era, the development of the German people, and even the appreciation of painting, suggesting a writer interested in explaining history and culture to a broad reading public rather than to specialists alone. Many of these books were written in a straightforward educational spirit, which likely helped them reach students and general readers.
Modern reference sources also note that his approach to history teaching was strongly nationalist, and that he played a role in aligning school history with the ideology of his time. He died on June 2, 1938.